Captain Tony Slaney - Lord of
the LiesC/O Virgin Atlantic AirwaysThis letter is from Edward Phillips
- Passenger on VS005 London to Miamie-mail: Virginlies@aol.comMailed to Captain Tony Slaney
on St Valentines Day 14th February 2003

Captain Tony Slaney, Even though we
have never met I do hope that you remember me. I was travelling with Virgin
Flight 005 on the 14 February 1997. I objected to the interruption of the
In Flight Movie to give the name of the winner of a competition. As it
was a very exciting movie (Ransom with Mel Gibson) and the interruption
was at the most exciting part of the movie. This interruption was
made uncaringly and without any thought by your crew as we had another
five hours flying time. Later I was approached and provoked
into an exchange of words with a Stewardess, I told her she was rude and
I didnít like her attitude, she told me she was the In Flight Supervisor.
I replied "that probably accounts for your superior attitude". She disappeared
through the curtains of the First Class section. Some twenty minutes later
you Captain Slaney made an announcement that "A passenger has verbally
and physically assaulted a member of the crew and we have witnesses, if
this behaviour persists I will land the plane in Canada and hand the passenger
over to the Canadian Police." Of course I had no idea that you were referring
to me. How could you be referring to me? Nothing in your announcement gave
any hint that it was I, the passenger in seat 27C. I had certainly not
touched any member of the crew or abused them in any way.

THE MANIPULATION OF THE PASSENGERS

Some
twenty minutes after your announcement the two passengers sitting next
to me were upgraded into the First Class. Two stewardesses came over and
started to take their hand luggage from the overhead lockers and their
baby. The man sitting next to me whom I had been chatting with told me
that they were being upgraded into the First Class section. I looked at
the two empty seats next to me and felt a little uncomfortable. Could that
announcement by the Captain have been meant for me? Later I walked around
to stretch my legs and asked some of the passengers at the back of the
aircraft if they had seen any trouble referring to your announcement. It
seems all was well, nobody had seen anything untoward. The incident must
have been in the First Class section. Little did I realise at the time
that I was being framed! Passengers were being moved around and manipulated
by your Cabin Crew Captain Slaney. As the Captain you were a party to all
that was happening on your plane.

REQUEST TO THE CAPTAIN WAS DENIED

Some
hours later shortly before landing, I asked a Stewardess if the incident
referred to by the Captain had taken place in the First Class? She pointed
her finger at me and said, "It happened here." I thought, "She must be
joking". I told my wife about it. My wife was furious. She said "If that
is a joke its not a very funny one." My wife asked to speak to the Captain.
I asked to speak to the Captain. This was denied. We were told that the
Captain couldn't leave the cockpit. I said, "I would like to speak to the
Captain after we land." My request to speak to the Captain after arrival
was ignored.

THE ARREST BY THE MIAMI POLICE

On landing
in Miami three armed police officers appeared and I was arrested and taken
off the aircraft. Of course I did not know why I was being arrested. Being
of average intelligence I could not perceive of anything that I had done
that warranted arrest. Nobody approached me during the flight to complain
of any misdemeanour that I may have committed. The Miami Police told
me that I would be committed to Prison and eventually deported. "What have
I done?" I asked. They refused to tell me. My wife and thirteen-year-old
daughter were also taken into custody. We all three were detained and later
individually questioned by two FBI Agents who told me that the allegations
were that I had sexually assaulted the female Flight Attendants. They then
described my actions how I had been groping the crewmembers and generally
behaving in a manner that I can only describe as pretty awful. That
they were called in because this was a Federal Offence as the Aircraft
and passengers were in danger. I was stunned and shocked. I felt that the
FBI will never believe me against the words of the Virgin Cabin Crew and
their Captain (Tony Slaney). I knew that this was all a tissue of
lies. What were my chances in a case like this. It seems that the FBI Agents
were of a high enough calibre to realise that I was the victim of an amazing
conspiracy hatched by the cabin crew of Virgin Atlantic VS005. My family
and I were released our passports were stamped and we were told to have
a good vacation and that there were no black marks on my name on the US.
Immigration Computer.

THE CONSPIRACY

We had been
detained for five hours. I had been threatened with imprisonment and deportation.
I had been accused of a heinous crime. The FBI had told me that I had allegedly
sexually molested the female crew of the Virgin Flight. The FBI had also
told me that I was the victim of a conspiracy and that they were bringing
no charges against me. The FBI said that you, Captain Slaney had told them
that I would never fly with Virgin Atlantic again. You can guess that we
did not have a very nice holiday. What with the threat that the British
Police would be waiting for me at Gatwick Airport and how do I get home.
After all you, Captain Slaney said I would never fly Virgin again.
Amazingly two weeks later we flew back to England with Virgin Atlantic.
More amazing is the fact that if Virgin Atlantic thought I was such a danger
to the plane, passengers and crew that they allowed me to fly home on one
of their aircraft

After
our return to England I managed to obtain the Miami Police report.I was astounded on reading this
report that the allegations were that I had abused and sexually molested
five Virgin Flight Attendants, all of them women.It is amazing that these Flight
Attendants could tell such lies. I certainly had no problems on the plane
with anybody except the In Flight Supervisor. She was the one who was rude.
She was the one whom I had told " I donít like your attitude."She was the one who had organised
her four colleagues to lie and report to you as their Captain that I had
been abusing and molesting them.

A POSITION OF TRUST

How could
a person in such of a position of trust as an In Flight Supervisor tell
such blatant lies and then organise her colleagues to lie and support her
story. How could the Captain of an Airliner believe her and not even bother
to talk to the passenger who was accused of such conduct. I hate to say
it Captain Slaney but you must be either very naïve or very stupid
or you are a member of this conspiracy to have an innocent passenger arrested.
Maybe IFS Lorna Gayle has a hold on you.

Of course
when all of this happened I did not know you're name or any of the crew.
If I had known what was going on around me I would have been writing down
names and addresses. I was Framed by your Cabin Crew and you are party
to it.

I tried to
take Virgin Atlantic Airlines to court in the USA. Because of the Warsaw
Convention my attempt failed. However my American lawyers were able to
get what they call a Discovery. I got the in Flight Supervisors report,
her name is Lorna Gayle she is the ringleader of the Conspiracy. In her
report she describes in detail how I had attacked the cabin crew and what
I did to them. I also got your report Captain Slaney in your own handwriting
in which you describe how I had sexually molested the Stewardesses and
how I had physically and verbally assaulted them. Well Captain Slaney I
say that you are a liar of the first order. Not only are you a liar but
you are stupid as well. In fact you should not be in charge of a Whelk
Stall let alone an aircraft with passengers on board. You are a disgrace
to the position you hold as a Captain and Pilot. I will be sending this
letter to various individuals and organisations including the British Airline
Pilots Association. So I am going to publish these details far and wide.
I am slandering you because you are a liar and you know it. You are not
to be trusted! You are incompetent!The same can be said for the
company that you work for. Virgin Atlantic Airlines know the truth but
instead of apologising to a passenger who has suffered abuse from their
crew all they wanted was to protect their crew and to hell with the passengers.

RICHARD BRANSON - HYPOCRITE

Richard
Branson is so two faced and twisted. His latest action is to reward a minor
celebrity who was arrested after swearing abuse at the cabin crew during
a Virgin Flight from Los Angeles to London only last week. How was Courtney
Love treated by Branson and his airline? Was she banned from Virgin Atlantic
and taken to court? No! Richard Branson kisses her on the lips and rewards
her with four free First Class flights with Virgin Atlantic Airways. These
free flights are worth over £24,444 (Daily Mail 5 Feb 2003). So what
is your boss playing at?

If a passenger has a legitimate
complaint as I had, after being abused by you and your motley crew. He
is treated like dirt. If it is a celebrity who in my opinion should have
been put in jail, they are rewarded with First Class tickets.

Captain
Slaney you had the opportunity to apologise to me when I wrote to you on
the 23rd June 1999. You chose not to do so. Instead you ignored my
letter and passed it to Virgin's legal Department. You were the Captain
of VS005 on the 14th February 1997. If you were not aware that you had
been hoodwinked by IFS Lorna Gayle and the other stewardesses who are named
below then you certainly were aware after you received my letter. In spite
of my letter to you. You are so drunk with the power that you wield over
innocent passengers I can only assume that you were a member of the conspiracy
to have me arrested, after all you were the one that ordered my arrest!
The thought that an innocent passenger was facing twenty years in a Federal
Prison as a sexual molester seemed to be of little concern to you. It seems
that you are lacking basic civilised morals and yet you hold the position
of Pilot and Captain. You are really disgusting.

I am
a very angry, my wife is angry and my daughter is angry. It's seldom that I consume
alcohol, I do not smoke, I abhor bad language and I hate to see injustice.
That is the reason why I will not go away. I shall pursue you with letters
and publications of your misdeeds and outrageous behaviour until you take
me to court for slander. If you do not sue for slander then it looks as
though you are guilty of the misdeeds as outlined above.

I am
looking forward to receiving the Recorded Delivery Letter from you or Virgin
Atlantic Airlines telling me that you or the airline are taking legal action
against me. Let's see how long it takes.

This letter
is mailed to you on Valentines Day; 14th February 2003 it is the 6th anniversary
of your disgusting behaviour towards an innocent passenger and his family.
This letter will be published on my website and will stay there until I
get an apology from you and the Airline.

Your mishandling
of a small incident on a Flight to Miami in 1997 has caused my family and
I much distress. I will not forget for the rest of my life. You and your
slimy crew-members that were involved in the Conspiracy should have
all been sacked on the spot. The Airline is as bad as you. Their handling
of the Lorna Gayle Conspiracy shows the incompetence and prejudice to passengers
with a legitimate complaint. They are only concerned with cover-up.